Appeal No. 2000-1965
Application 09/149,616
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a method and system for creating
false images using known stereoscopic lenses that selectively
diffract light based on its wavelength, so that different colors
on the same surface appear to be at different distances from the
viewer, as shown in appellant's figure 1. The method may be
understood from claim 1, reproduced below.
1. A method of creating false images in an amusement
center, comprising the steps of:
providing an enclosed room that is substantially sealed
from electromagnetic radiation and having walls and floors
that are substantially black and reflect substantially no
electromagnetic radiation;
forming a pattern on a surface of the room, said
pattern comprising at least one portion having a color with
a wavelength greater than approximately 5000 Å;
providing a light source for illuminating said pattern
and a region of said surface adjacent said pattern, said
light source radiating electromagnetic radiation with a
wavelength of less than 4300 Å; and
providing a viewer with stereoscopic lenses that
selectively diffract light based on its wavelength, wherein
said portion of said pattern appears to project away from
said surface when viewed through said stereoscopic lenses.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Steenblik 4,597,634 July 1, 1986
Burke 5,469,295 November 21, 1995
Ishii et al. (Ishii) 5,482,510 January 9, 1996
Claims 1-8, 10, and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ishii, Steenblik, and Burke.
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